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Network DNS configuration
The Network Properties dialog box has two tabs: IP and DNS. Click the DNS tab to open the Network
Properties DNS dialog box (
). Use the Network Properties DNS dialog box to enable the DNS
Client on the switch and the DNS server to map domain names to IP addresses.
describes the
network DNS configuration parameters.
Table 12
Network Properties dialog box—DNS fields
Field
Description
DNS Client
Select this option to enable the Domain Name Service client.
Local Hostname
Enter the name of the local host
Server Discovery
Choose one of the following methods by which to assign the IP address:
•
Static—Uses the IP configuration parameters entered in the Network
Properties dialog box.
•
DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)—Acquires the IP
configuration from a DHCP server. If no satisfactory lease is obtained,
the DHCP client attempts to use the previously configured lease. If the
previous lease cannot be used, no IP address will be assigned to this
switch in order to avoid an IP address conflict.
•
DHCPv6 (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol version 6)—Acquires
the IP configuration from a DHCP server. If no satisfactory lease is
obtained, the DHCP client attempts to use the previously configured
lease. If the previous lease cannot be used, no IP address will be
assigned to this switch in order to avoid an IP address conflict.
DNS Server Addresses
Enter the IP address of the DNS server.
Search List Discovery
Choose one of the following methods by which to assign the IP address:
•
Static—Uses the IP configuration parameters entered in the Network
Properties dialog box.
•
DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)—Acquires the IP
configuration from a DHCP server. If no satisfactory lease is obtained,
the DHCP client attempts to use the previously configured lease. If the
previous lease cannot be used, no IP address will be assigned to this
switch in order to avoid an IP address conflict.
•
DHCPv6 (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol version 6)—Acquires
the IP configuration from a DHCP server. If no satisfactory lease is
obtained, the DHCP client attempts to use the previously configured
lease. If the previous lease cannot be used, no IP address will be
assigned to this switch in order to avoid an IP address conflict.
Search List Domain Names
The suffix that is appended to the user-specified hostname for the search.